The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-13
NEWS OF THE AID DISTRICT
Items OF Interest Gathered in by The Sun
Reporters and Taken from our
Exchanges.
GRANT COUNTY.

The railroad and warehouse com.
missiOners will meet ut Herman on
the afternoon Of Oct. 2lst, for the
purpose of consulting with all who
may desire upon railroad and grain
matters.
Ashby Farmer: A trapper with a
dog team consisting of six dogs. pass
ell through town Wednesday morning
going eastward. lie says his team
can make 90 miles per day.
The Grant County Herald tells of a
brutal outrage that occurred IN the
town of Solum, Douglas county, Sun.
day night, End inst. The victim is
Miss Gerry Bronson daughter of Rev.
Bronson of Evansville. She was
teaching school in that town and is
IA young lady of irreproachable char
acter.
(From the Herald.)
An exchange says, "a Faribault
collectors name is Durham. And he
does" Grant county can beat that.
The county attorneys name is Ketch-
am. The firm of Durham & Ketcham
would doubtless do thriving bust
ness.
Andrew J. Hubbard, Post, G. A. r.
of Herman, will hold special meet
ing here on Friday afternoon. Octo-
Der 21st. A basket supper and
dance will follow in the evening. 1t
will bc the event of the season AS far
Elbow Lake is concerned. Further
particulars will be announced later
on.
Herman Correspondence
An old man named Jacob Leather
man, living about seven miles from
here in the town of Roseville, arriv-
ing home from Herman and not find
ing things to suit him in the house
commenced abusing his wife, Il small
woman, and breaking the furniture
and crockery when his son, Il young
man, used force and made him prom
Use to keep quiet, but, when released,
he ran into the house and got his gun
which was loaded and swore he would
. shoot his son. When the old lady
warned him of his fathers intention
he hit her with the butt end of the
gun inflicting severe lfnot dangerous
wound. The sheriff was summoned,
and, after much difficulty, succeeded
in capturining him. He had hear.
ing on Thursday before Justice Roth
rick and was committed to the Jail in
your city on charge of assault in
the first degree. lie is veteran and
pensioner of the war and usually
quiet except when drinking.
The delegation to the National
Farmers Alliance convention have
mostly returned and this section can
congratulate themselves in the
amount and quality of work done, and
especially the national address pre-
sented by Gen. Barrett, which was
unanimously adopted.
Jos. Moses will participate in the
reception of President Cleveland at
the Twin Cities.
The lawyers are all gone to Browns
Valley this week. So peace reigns.
Our elevators are all being repaired |
and painted. The question is who
will have to pay the bill.
The "Elbow Lake deals gave an
entertainment, Saturday which was
we'll attended, considering the rain
and mud.
TRAVERSE COUNTY.
The harvest festival at Browns
Valley last week was great event,
the program being made up of long
list of sports-horse races, foot races,
three Legged racing, boys race. a fat
mems race, base ball playing etc.
The Dall game was between Browns
Valley and Barry, resulting in a score
of IL to in favor of the former.
There was a G.. A. r. campfire at
Browns Valley last Tuesday evening
A. B. Converse and Miss Lizzie
D'Staphney, Eugene Matteeon and
Miss Cassie Mcintosh are recent
Browns Valley marriages.
Mrs Frank Mueller died in Browns
Valley Oct. 3rd, aged % years.
(Wheaton Gazette)
A state boiler inspector was exam
lining engines in this vicinity this
week. The raps he gave the boilers
in testing them were very light when
with the raps he gave the
vnookof- hoOL ~r.hn.n %l.r i